Spymaster's Office

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ZerdarkEmperor of the Multiverse

Posts : 19362Join date : 2013-07-15Age : 21Location : Cipher HQ

Subject: Spymaster's Office Fri Jul 03, 2015 1:37 pm

A windowless office on the ground floor of the castle, lit by a few wall lamps and a chandelier. A large dark wood desk sits near the back of the office. There are several bookcases lining the wall and some filing cabinets behind the desk. Everything in the office is neat and tidy.

The desk itself however hides a secret. If one were to move the desk, an entrance to a basement floor would be discovered. This would be the Spymaster's inner sanctum. This dimly lit room is where The Spymaster keeps his most confidential files. Not an inch of wall is visible, all obscured by massive filing cabinets. Case files, data on select individuals, contact lists, and more can be found within these cabinets. A single, luxurious looking red chair sits in the middle along with a small table to the left-hand side. A single book sits on the table. The Spymaster learned of this room from his predecessor, only then it was used for their personal use. Since the current Spymaster took over, it was re-purposed into what can be seen today.

The Spymaster sits at his desk one evening looking over some files. It's then that he notices a specific report.

Spoiler:

CONFIDENTIAL: SPYMASTER'S EYES ONLY

Date: November 10th, 2016Reporter: The Sniper

Case Summary: I recently visited the town of Narfolk. Was hoping to buy some hunting supplies while I was there, only no one was there. And I don't mean just at the shop, I mean the place was a ghost town. Only thing is there are no bodies. No blood splatter, no bullet casings, no significant damage to the buildings, no witnesses, nothing. Not a shred of evidence anywhere. It's as if the whole bloody village just up and walked away.

Opinions: The whole situation is very fishy. I don't know what's going on here. I wouldn't rule out the Shades, but if you want my opinion, this feels different. I think they'd cause more destruction and there'd definitely be more of an uproar. Hope I'm wrong though, the country's already going to hell with the Shade business as is. Got our work cut out for us. I can send Scout to double check if ya like but I promise you, I was very thorough.

The Spymaster gives an annoyed sigh as he reads the report. "Fantastic..."

Case Summary: I have observed a most peculiar situation in the town of Dorado. Everyone in town has gone missing! There are no bodies to examine, but there is a large pool of blood in front of the inn. Without a body to examine I cannot determine where this blood came from, but the blood trails off into a set of small footprints that suddenly disappear at the edge of town. I do not know if this was another victim, or perhaps the perpetrator fleeing the scene of their crime. Either way they too vanished without a trace.

Opinions: I've spoken with Sniper and our reports are too similar for this to be coincidence. The two towns are a fair distance apart from each other and I cannot think of anything linking the two together other than the similarities between these attacks, so this is most troubling. I also believe it impossible for someone on foot to have traveled the distance between the two towns in the time they were attacked. Might I suggest sending Scout to run around the area and search other towns? More yet may have been attacked. Also I hope you don't mind, but I may have collected some samples of the blood for study. There's no use crying over spilled blood after all! May as well put it to some use!

Case Summary: Yeah I got your reports. People disappearing and crap. Well I got news for ya, you know that one town called Sundown? Small town you sent me to because you thought it might be next? Well I got some good news and bad. Bad news as usual, town's gone. Medic said something about there being a pattern here, thought he was just being crazy but he might be onto something here. Good news though, you predicted right. Also there was a survivor this time! Kind of a blockhead though. Hard to get a clear thought from the guy. Said something about everyone else in the town popping outta thin air. Like he could hear em pop or some crap. Sounds like crap to me, but that's what he says. He also said something about a high pitched voice just before the whole thing went down.

Opinions: Think that high-pitched voice might be behind all this? I mighta snuck a peek at some of the other reports and whoever this guy or gal is, they seem pretty stupid. They keep leaving more and more clues each time this happens. Maybe leave it to the eggheads to sort out, Engi and Medic could prolly form some sorta strategy. Then we move in and bust em! Ya know, like old times. Just a buncha dudes with big guns. Oh, and you with that peashooter and knife. You down?

The Spymaster then gets out some parchment from his desk drawer and begins drafting a letter.

Spoiler:

Scout.

I believe this warrants my personal attention. I'll not mobilize the entire team just yet. The situation does not call for it. What we need right now is subtlety and finesse. In other words, this is a job for me. Not you. You've played your part adequately and will be appropriately compensated as usual. I'll let you know when I need you next. In the meantime you are to be on standby. Also I'll thank you to not refer to my revolver as a "peashooter" in the future.